Chapter 4 Terminally ill

Vote for me with papaya, and repay it with Qiongju. Bandit retribution, always think it is good!

Vote for me with a peach, and repay it with Qiong Yao. Bandit retribution, always think it is good!

Vote for me with Mu Li, and repay it with Qiongjiu. Bandit retribution, always think it is good!

Weiyang Palace West Palace.

Emperor Liu Xin, who was only twenty-five years old, was lying on the sickbed, his face was sallow, his face was haggard, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his lips were tightly pursed, and there was no blood at all. Dong Zhaoyi was holding a bowl of medicinal soup, sweating profusely and kneeling in front of the bed to serve the emperor to take medicine.

In order to renew the emperor's life, Da Sima Dong Xian specially summoned all the imperial doctors and placed them next door to the West Palace, so that they could be summoned at any time. At this time, seeing Dong Zhaoyi, who was very anxious, couldn't help but feel compassion:

"Sister, you go back to the palace to rest for a while, and I will take care of Your Majesty. A few of you, help your mother go back to the palace. ”

After a long time, Liu Xin, who was on the sickbed, slowly opened his eyes and saw Dong Xian kneeling in front of the bed, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He really loves this beautiful man like a flower, otherwise he would not have given him the title of official in just a few years, only twenty-two years old has been a very popular minister, the official worships the great Sima, is in charge of the national military power, and canonized the Marquis of Gao'an, 2,000 households, ranking the third duke, and becoming a hot figure in the Han Dynasty.

"Qingqing," Liu Xin called hoarsely.

Dong Xian hurriedly stepped up and said with a crying voice: "Your Majesty, you can be regarded as awake, scared to death of the slave." ”

Liu Xin turned his head sideways and opened his mouth with difficulty: "In the year of my crowning, I had to meet Shengqing, which was really a generous gift from God, I have no regrets in this life, the ancients are cloudy, bosom friends are easy to find, and beautiful women are rare." I am fortunate to meet you in the peach and plum years, I, I have the favor of the heavens than the first emperor, cough cough cough ......"

At this time, Dong Xian had already cried into tears, and he also liked this emperor from the bottom of his heart, not to mention that the relationship between the two was far more than just a monarch and a minister. Although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and even the people talked about him, he didn't care, he couldn't care, the fish and the bear's paw, he had to get one.

"Your Majesty, you are relieved, the imperial doctor is trying to find a way, and your Majesty will definitely ...... in the near future."

"Ahem, Qingqing, don't say it, I know very well what is going on in my body, Qingqing, I don't want to die, I still want you to snuggle in my arms, and listen to me tell you about my great cause, cough cough ......"

Dong Xiangang's tears flowed down again, he knew Liu Xin too well, his father died at the age of two, Liu Xin, who didn't know anything, inherited the title of his father Dingtao Gongwang, and then fell into the battle for the prince, the emperor at that time, that is, his uncle Emperor Han Cheng because he had no heirs, he didn't care much about the things behind him, which made the battle for the prince more and more intense, and Liu Xin, who was rescued by the bloodied guards several times, was even more silent. Finally defeated his uncle and became the prince, the foundation was not yet stable, his uncle died, and he was in a hurry to ascend the throne and was controlled by his uncle and Empress Dowager Fu's family for several years, so he could only hide in the harem depressed and play conquest with himself. What Your Majesty said is yes, bosom friends are hard to find, the world only knows broken sleeves, but who knows how many grievances and resentment are hidden behind broken sleeves!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is kind to the minister, and the minister's death is difficult to repay. The minister asks His Majesty to issue an order, and the minister Dong Xian is willing to pray for His Majesty, build an altar to pray for heaven, and give amnesty to the world. ”

Liu Xin looked at Dong Xian's handsome face with pity, stretched out her hand tremblingly, stroked Dong Xian's face, and gently pinched it again, reluctantly showing a smile: "It's still Qingqing who understands my heart, and those who know me are also Shengqing." He nodded, and fell back to sleep.

On June 25, the second year of Yuanshou, Liu Xin, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, in order to pray for good health, issued a holy decree to grant amnesty to the world, led by Prime Minister Kong Guang and Sima Dong Xian, and built the Temple of Heaven in the northwest of Chang'an City, sacrificed to the Emperor of Heaven, and read out the sacrificial text:

On the twenty-fifth day of June in the second year of the Yuan Shou of the Han Dynasty, the emperor sent the great Sima and the Marquis of Gao'an, Dong Xian, to tell the Emperor of Heaven:

In ancient times, the holy king ruled the world, the monarch was virtuous, and the virtuous was the country.

Since Yao Shun, the three emperors laid the foundation, and the five emperors were divided. The emperor educated and the subjects benefited, and the old man and the son of the bachelor all relied on the emperor's grace. King Xiwen performed a hexagram, King Wu hanged and killed, saved the people of Li from hanging upside down, saved all things from fire and water, and was admired by all the people, and died of a long life. In the previous dynasty, although there were famous ministers and fierce generals, the first emperor disregarded people's lives, rejoiced in great achievements, and ignored the suffering of the people, causing the scholars to rise up and die.

Since Emperor Gao beheaded the snake, he has been lightly punished, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Wu tried his best to save the general and invade the Xiongnu in the north, so that the Han Dynasty had no worries. Since I ascended the throne, I have not trembled for a while, fearing that I will be entrusted by the emperor. However, in recent days, I have been so deeply dyed that I can hardly stay. This will be punished by God. I am thinking about the great plan and creating a prosperous era for all nations. In order to pray for good health, the prisoners of the world will be pardoned, and no matter how guilty they may be, they will be reduced by two degrees, and the exiles will be ordered to return to their hometowns, so as to show my heart and show my painstaking heart. Ask for the grace of heaven to increase life and prolong life.

Before the end of the ceremony, Fuke bowed, sent the ministers, congratulated the animals, and only told the court, but the emperor was honored. Feast!

After sacrificing heaven and earth, Dong Xian declined Kong Guang's invitation and hurriedly returned to Weiyang Palace, finding that Liu Xin was still unconscious. Dong Xian was helpless and sat in the West Palace for half a night, and then went home dejected.

Dong Xian's Grand Sima Mansion is located in the north of the palace, and the scale is extremely grand. This is built by the master craftsman in the palace, that is, Dong Xian's father-in-law. The Great Sima Mansion covers an area of several hundred acres, and there are front and rear halls and doors facing each other, and the building is extremely exquisite and luxurious. Liu Xin especially likes Dong Xian, and the building materials are also top-class to Dong Xian, as for the interior decoration, it is decorated with gold and jade, and the entire mansion is splendid, even the emperor does not have this treatment.

Dong Xian got off the sedan chair in front of the mansion, and the guard at the door was about to salute, when he suddenly heard a clang, followed by dust, everyone was startled, and when he came back to his senses, the gate did not know how, and poured in from the outside in. Dong Xian's heart tightened, and he said in a deep voice: "What's the matter! ”

The old housekeeper hurriedly ran out, checked it carefully, and stepped forward and said, "Don't be surprised, Lang Guan, it must be that the mansion gate carries too much and is overwhelmed." ”

Dong Xian breathed a long sigh of relief, and just wanted to have a seizure and kill the officials who supervised the construction of the mansion, but suddenly remembered that he was going to be a master craftsman was his father-in-law, and he couldn't help but hate twice, so he had to give up. Ordered the sedan chair man to turn around and go back to the palace, he wanted to find someone to talk to, and now the only one who can talk is Dong Zhaoyi, the sister of Jiaofeng Palace, he is a little restless tonight, and he always feels that something big is about to happen.

Dong Zhaoyi was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Today she went to visit the emperor in the palace, and when she came back, she was called by the empress dowager to be reprimanded, saying that she did not abide by court etiquette, and the emperor was still wandering around during his serious illness. Dong Zhaoyi wanted to argue, but how noble the identity of the empress dowager is, even if she is the queen, she can only be obedient and obedient in front of her, let alone her Zhaoyi. At this moment, when I heard that my uncle had entered the palace, I felt that I had a backbone. After the sacrifice, the emperor was still unconscious, and she already felt a deep crisis. Once the emperor is buried, the favored Dong family will definitely become the target of public criticism.

"Uncle, I heard that His Majesty wanted to Zen you last time, is this true?"

Dong Xian asked with a solemn face: "Is there such a thing, could it be ......?"

"That's right. Uncle, you also know that the reason why our family can soar is due to His Majesty's reward and love, and once Your Majesty dies, with the strength of the Empress Dowager and the Wang family, our Dong family is afraid that it will be difficult to escape. It's better to ask the emperor to write a Zen paperwork, we made this emperor's position, what do you think? ”

Dong Xian's mouth opened wide, he looked at his sister Dong Zhaoyi in a daze, and his voice was already deformed: "Don't you want to rebel!" ”

"Uncle! In vain you manly husband, keep waiting for a while at this time! Once Your Majesty is buried, our family will definitely die without a place to be buried. Listen to me, my brother-in-law is a lieutenant and is in charge of the ruling kingo. The uncle is the Great Sima, who is in charge of the national army. We first asked His Majesty to personally agree to Chan Rang, and then wrote a testament, and the uncle took the opportunity to ask for the tiger talisman and transferred the army to be stationed outside the city gate. The brother-in-law led the ruling Jinwu to control the court, as long as he went to the court tomorrow, he could order hundreds of officials and ascend the throne as the emperor, what does the uncle think? ”

Dong Xian couldn't help but open his mouth wide. He didn't know that the emperor wanted the Zen throne to be given to him at the beginning, but the reaction of the ministers at that time also made him feel palpitations. One day, the emperor held a banquet in the Linqi Palace, and drank with Dong Xian's father and son and relatives, and Wang Hong, a regular attendant, waited beside him. Liu Xin had some wine, looked at Dong Xian unhurriedly and said with a smile: "I want to follow the example of Yao Chan Shun and give the emperor Zen to Yu Qing, what does Qing think?" Dong Xian was overjoyed in his heart, and before he could say a word, Wang Hongjin said: "The world is Emperor Gao's world, not His Majesty's." Your Majesty inherits the imperial lineage, and shall pass on the throne to your descendants until infinity. Major events that have been passed down from generation to generation are of paramount importance, and Your Majesty should not say it casually! ”

As soon as these words came out, the banquet was suddenly silent, and everyone looked at Wang Hong, only to see him kneeling on the ground with his head held high. Liu Xin didn't expect everyone's reaction to be so strong, paused, and ordered Wang Hong to drive out, and he was not allowed to serve any more banquets in the future. The feast of the day was not happy.

I thought that this matter was over, but I didn't expect that from the next day, there were ministers who kept talking about this matter, and someone wrote Dong Xian's ten crimes, and the hall argued with reason, Liu Xin lost patience and wanted to issue things one by one, but he was called by the Empress Dowager Fu and the Empress Dowager to stand in front of Gaozu for half an hour, until he promised not to give up again. The Empress Dowager Fu and the Empress Dowager have always been at odds, but they have maintained a high degree of consistency in this matter, which makes the emperor depressed at the same time, but also makes Dong Xian's heart feel cold. At this moment, my sister brings up the old things again, how can he not be frightened?

After thinking about it for a long time, Dong Xian decided to go to Weiyang Palace to find out the wind first, no matter what, he had to take action.